1960s

1970s

1975: The unmanned U.S. planetary probe Viking 1 was launched on a journey to Mars. After nearly a year in space, it became the first vehicle to land on that planet

1978: Jellyfish invaded the beaches of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Long Island

2000s

Died 2002: Somporn Saekow (founder of first Thailand monkey-training school)

2004: Talk show host Regis Philbin achieved the Guinness World Record for most hours on camera

Died 2006: Joe Rosenthal (photojournalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for the image of World War II servicemen raising an American flag over Iwo Jima. The photo became the model for the Marine Corps War Memorial)